That dollar amount reflects a 6.2% upturn compared to $28.9 billion five years earlier in 2021.
From 2024 to 2025, the total value of Pakistani exports fell by -5.5% starting from $32.5 billion.
Based on the average exchange rate for 2025 on a Purchasing Power Parity basis, the Pakistani rupee depreciated by -1.1% against the US dollar from 2024 to 2025. Pakistan’s weaker local currency makes Pakistani exports paid for in stronger US dollars modestly more expensive for international buyers starting with American currency.
Pakistan’s Best Exports Customers
The latest available country-specific data shows that 66.4% of products exported from Pakistan was bought by importers in: United States of America (17.3% of the Pakistani total), mainland China (7.3%), United Kingdom (6.6%), United Arab Emirates (5.4%), Germany (5.3%), Netherlands (4.9%), Afghanistan (4.7%), Spain (4.5%), Italy (3.5%), Bangladesh (2.4%), Saudi Arabia (2.3%) and Belgium (2.1%).
From a continental perspective, 36.7% of Pakistan’s exports by value was delivered to European countries while 32.6% was sold to importers in Asia.
Pakistan shipped another 21.0% worth of goods to buyers in North America.
Smaller percentages went to customers located in Africa (6.9%), Latin America (1.7%) excluding Mexico but including the Caribbean, then Oceania (1%) led by Australia and New Zealand.
Given Pakistan’s population of 241 million people, its total US$30.7 billion in 2025 exports translates to $130 for every resident in the densely populated South Asian nation. That dollar metric lags the average $140 per capita in 2024.
Pakistan’s Top 10 Exports
The following export product groups categorize the highest dollar value in Pakistani global shipments during 2025. Also shown is the percentage share each export category represents in terms of overall exports from Pakistan.
- Miscellaneous textiles, worn clothing: US$5.7 billion (18.5% of total exports)
- Knit or crochet clothing, accessories: $5.1 billion (16.6%)
- Clothing, accessories (not knit or crochet): $4.2 billion (13.8%)
- Cereals: $2.5 billion (8.3%)
- Cotton: $2.4 billion (7.7%)
- Copper: $817.6 million (2.7%)
- Mineral fuels including oil: $743.7 million (2.4%)
- Leather/animal gut articles: $667.9 million (2.2%)
- Salt, sulphur, stone, cement: $570.8 million (1.9%)
- Meat: $489 million (1.6%)
Pakistan’s top 10 export product categories generated just over three-quarters (75.6%) of the overall value of Pakistani global shipments.
Mineral fuels including oil: was the fastest grower among the top 10 export categories, up by 33% from 2024 to 2025.
In second place for improving export sales was unknit and non-crocheted clothing or accessories via a 7.1% advance.
Pakistan’s shipments of knitted or crocheted clothing or accessories posted the third-fastest gain in value, up by 6.9%.
The leading decliner among Pakistan’s top 10 export categories was cereals, thanks to a -43.6% year-over-year drop.
Note that the results listed above are at the categorized two-digit Harmonized Tariff System (HTS) code level.
For a more granular view of exported goods at the four-digit HTS code level, see the section below.
Searchable List of Pakistan’s Most Valuable Export Products in 2025
At the more granular four-digit HTS code level, the following searchable table displays 100 of the most in-demand goods shipped from Pakistan during 2025. Shown beside each product label is its total export value then the percentage increase or decrease since 2024.
| Rank | Pakistan's Export Product | Value (US$) | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Household linens including bed or table linens | $4,415,959,000 | +2.5% |
| 2 | Men's suits, trousers (not knit or crochet) | $3,127,702,000 | -0.005% |
| 3 | Rice | $2,421,610,000 | -42.3% |
| 4 | Men's suits,trousers (knit or crochet) | $1,020,533,000 | +11.3% |
| 5 | Jerseys, pullovers (knit or crochet) | $854,868,000 | +10.5% |
| 6 | T-shirts, vests (knit or crochet) | $792,147,000 | +8.9% |
| 7 | Refined copper, unwrought alloys | $767,603,000 | -4.3% |
| 8 | Woven fabrics (85%+ cotton) | $724,425,000 | -12.7% |
| 9 | Women's clothing (not knit or crochet) | $711,921,000 | +53.1% |
| 10 | Processed petroleum oils | $689,939,000 | +47% |
| 11 | Men's shirts (knit or crochet) | $657,685,000 | +9% |
| 12 | Stockings, hosiery (knit or crochet) | $654,159,000 | +5.9% |
| 13 | Yarn (85%+ cotton) | $647,224,000 | -7.8% |
| 14 | Leather clothing, accessories | $608,540,000 | -0.4% |
| 15 | Miscellaneous articles, dress patterns | $513,902,000 | +0.8% |
| 16 | Woven cotton fabrics | $493,698,000 | -12.1% |
| 17 | Electro-medical equipment (e.g. xrays) | $448,841,000 | -0.03% |
| 18 | Fresh or chilled beef | $375,771,000 | +0.2% |
| 19 | Ethyl alcohol | $365,242,000 | +11.1% |
| 20 | Medication mixes in dosage | $357,162,000 | -8.3% |
| 21 | Sports equipment | $346,130,000 | +3.6% |
| 22 | Hydraulic cements | $334,687,000 | +12.3% |
| 23 | Gloves, mitts (knit or crochet) | $315,374,000 | -4.2% |
| 24 | Women's clothing (knit or crochet) | $312,121,000 | +3.2% |
| 25 | Worn clothing | $280,279,000 | -1.4% |
| 26 | Mattresses, quilts | $224,329,000 | -7% |
| 27 | Woven fabrics (under 85% cotton) | $195,618,000 | -19.6% |
| 28 | Potatoes | $190,082,000 | +34.5% |
| 29 | Oil seeds | $189,963,000 | -45.6% |
| 30 | Whole fish (frozen) | $183,550,000 | +5.3% |
| 31 | Dates/figs/pineapples/mangoes/avocadoes/guavas | $172,727,000 | +1.7% |
| 32 | Woven fabrics (mixed) | $169,606,000 | -0.5% |
| 33 | Polyacetal/ether/carbonates | $149,934,000 | -44.3% |
| 34 | Unmanufactured tobacco, tobacco waste | $148,593,000 | +37.7% |
| 35 | Woven fabrics under 85% synthetic staple fibers | $147,583,000 | +5.2% |
| 36 | Men's underwear, pajamas (knit or crochet) | $144,296,000 | +3.1% |
| 37 | Moluscs | $136,207,000 | +56.3% |
| 38 | Footwear (leather) | $133,882,000 | -1.4% |
| 39 | Camp items including tents, sails | $129,364,000 | +4.8% |
| 40 | Men's underwear, pajamas (knit or crochet) | $126,601,000 | +9.8% |
| 41 | Corn | $108,838,000 | -62.4% |
| 42 | Chromium ores, concentrates | $105,428,000 | -15.4% |
| 43 | Plastic plates, sheets, film, tape, strips | $104,144,000 | +8.7% |
| 44 | Rubber tires (new) | $101,187,000 | +18.6% |
| 45 | Miscellaneous furnishings | $99,453,000 | +50.4% |
| 46 | Crustaceans (including lobsters) | $99,244,000 | +5.1% |
| 47 | Turbo-jets | $97,081,000 | +193.2% |
| 48 | Other food preparations | $96,784,000 | +13.6% |
| 49 | Infant clothing (knit or crochet) | $96,507,000 | -3.7% |
| 50 | Palm oil | $92,326,000 | +12513% |
| 51 | Woven fabrics under 85% synthetic staple fibers | $91,494,000 | +1% |
| 52 | Fresh or dried citrus fruit | $91,118,000 | -10% |
| 53 | Sugar confectionery (no cocoa) | $90,751,000 | -4.7% |
| 54 | Natural steatite | $85,670,000 | -5.3% |
| 55 | Styrene polymers | $82,823,000 | -9.3% |
| 56 | Bread, biscuits, cakes, pastries | $81,560,000 | -0.3% |
| 57 | Spices including ginger, saffron, turmeric | $80,056,000 | -7.5% |
| 58 | Sheep or goat meat | $79,103,000 | -9.2% |
| 59 | Salts including table salt | $77,601,000 | +1.1% |
| 60 | Other woven fabrics | $77,304,000 | -17.3% |
| 61 | Woven fabrics (high synthetic fibres) | $74,652,000 | -8.2% |
| 62 | Curtains, drapes, blinds | $70,551,000 | +1% |
| 63 | Solid-form sugars, fructose, glucose, lactose | $69,944,000 | -3.5% |
| 64 | Knitted or crocheted women's blouses | $69,032,000 | +2% |
| 65 | Flat-rolled iron or non-alloy steel products (plated/coated) | $68,558,000 | +45% |
| 66 | Sugar (cane or beet) | $68,467,000 | -80% |
| 67 | Cereal straws, husks | $67,887,000 | +27.8% |
| 68 | Tracksuits, swimwear (not knit or crochet) | $64,795,000 | -7.4% |
| 69 | Other animal leather | $64,487,000 | -8.3% |
| 70 | Packing sacks, bags | $63,571,000 | +24.5% |
| 71 | Blankets, travel rugs | $57,334,000 | +8.3% |
| 72 | Rags, scrap twine/rope | $56,721,000 | +1% |
| 73 | Aluminum containers | $54,796,000 | -6.4% |
| 74 | Iron ores, concentrates | $51,607,000 | -1.9% |
| 75 | Onions, garlic, leeks | $50,933,000 | -77.2% |
| 76 | Inedible meat flour | $50,911,000 | +92.7% |
| 77 | Lead (unwrought) | $50,147,000 | +51.9% |
| 78 | Trunks, suitcases briefcases | $48,672,000 | +27.1% |
| 79 | Further-prepared leather | $48,493,000 | +8.6% |
| 80 | Textile floor coverings, carpets | $47,737,000 | -9.5% |
| 81 | Women's underwear, pajamas (knit or crochet) | $46,509,000 | +11.2% |
| 82 | Tracksuits, swimwear (knit or crochet) | $46,483,000 | -14.6% |
| 83 | Synthetic yarn woven fabrics | $42,411,000 | -14.9% |
| 84 | Women's singlets,pyjamas (not knit or crochet) | $41,708,000 | +3% |
| 85 | Cellulose fiber paper | $41,244,000 | -5.6% |
| 86 | Men's overcoats, jackets | $40,202,000 | -19.5% |
| 87 | Fruit and vegetable juices | $39,562,000 | -38.5% |
| 88 | Electrical converters/power units | $39,026,000 | +458.9% |
| 89 | Tractors | $38,751,000 | +4.1% |
| 90 | Cotton waste | $38,475,000 | -15.8% |
| 91 | Crude oil | $37,302,000 | -44.8% |
| 92 | Other than warp-knit fabrics | $35,549,000 | -24% |
| 93 | Aluminum (unwrought) | $33,778,000 | -41.3% |
| 94 | Copper waste, scrap | $33,558,000 | +44.2% |
| 95 | Baby clothing, accessories | $32,734,000 | +28.9% |
| 96 | Air or vacuum pumps | $32,259,000 | -0.8% |
| 97 | Birds' eggs in shell | $31,907,000 | +40.4% |
| 98 | Miscellaneous footwear | $31,439,000 | +11.8% |
| 99 | Zinc ores, concentrates | $31,259,000 | +280.7% |
| 100 | Unknit and non-crocheted gloves | $30,043,000 | +8% |
These 100 top exported goods were worth a subtotal of US$28.1 billion or 91.6% by value for all products exported from Pakistan during 2025.
Products Generating Trade Surpluses for Pakistan
The following types of Pakistani product shipments represent positive net exports or a trade balance surplus. Investopedia defines net exports as the value of a country’s total exports minus the value of its total imports.
In a nutshell, net exports represent the amount by which foreign spending on a home country’s goods or services exceeds or lags the home country’s spending on foreign goods or services.
- Miscellaneous textiles, worn clothing: US$5.1 billion (Up by 1.6% since 2024)
- Knit or crochet clothing, accessories: $5 billion (Up by 6.5%)
- Clothing, accessories (not knit or crochet): $4.2 billion (Up by 6.8%)
- Cereals: $2.4 billion (Down by -35.8%)
- Leather/animal gut articles: $637.3 million (Down by -0.8%)
- Copper: $499.3 million (Down by -15.6%)
- Meat: $483.6 million (Down by -6.3%)
- Fish: $466 million (Up by 15.3%)
- Salt, sulphur, stone, cement: $367.6 million (Up by 10.1%)
- Beverages, spirits, vinegar: $363.7 million (Up by 10.7%)
Pakistan has highly positive net exports in the international trade of clothing-related products. In turn, these cashflows indicate Pakistan’s strong competitive advantages under various clothing-related categories.
Products Causing Trade Deficits for Pakistan
Overall Pakistan recorded an estimated -US$34.3 billion trade deficit during 2025. That dollar amount results from a 42.6% expansion from -$24.1 billion in red ink one year earlier in 2024.
Below are exports from Pakistan that result in negative net exports or product trade balance deficits. These negative net exports reveal product categories where foreign spending on home country Pakistan’s goods trail Pakistani importer spending on foreign products.
- Mineral fuels including oil: -US$15.9 billion (Down by -7.6% since 2024)
- Electrical machinery, equipment: -$6.3 billion (Up by 2.9%)
- Animal/vegetable fats, oils, waxes: -$4.2 billion (Up by 33.7%)
- Machinery including computers: -$4 billion (Up by 50%)
- Iron, steel: -$4 billion (Up by 33%)
- Vehicles: -$3.1 billion (Up by 89.7%)
- Organic chemicals: -$2.7 billion (Up by 8.5%)
- Plastics, plastic articles: -$2.4 billion (Up by 24.6%)
- Oil seeds: -$1.3 billion (Up by 73.7%)
- Manmade filaments: -$999.5 million (Up by 51.4%)
Pakistan has highly negative net exports and therefore deep international trade deficits for mineral fuels including oil. Historically, red ink flows for Pakistani trade for crude or refined petroleum oils and gas.
Pakistan’s Major Export Companies
Based on Forbes Global 2000 rankings, the following are examples of world-class Pakistani companies.
- Oil & Gas Development (petroleum operations)
- Pakistan State Oil (petroleum operations)
Wikipedia also lists businesses headquartered in Pakistan that export their products. Selected examples are shown below.
- Dalda (vegetable oil)
- Engro Corporation (fertilizers, petrochemicals)
- Ghani Automobile Industries (motorcycles)
- Ittefaq Group (steel)
- Ittehad Chemicals Limited (chemicals)
- Khaadi (hand-woven clothing)
- Madina Sugar Mills (PVT) Limited (sugar)
- Master Motors (truck manufacturer)
- Murree Brewery (beverages)
- Servis Tyres (tire maker)
In macroeconomic terms, Pakistan’s total exported goods represent 1.8% of its overall Gross Domestic Product for 2025 ($1.672 trillion valued in Purchasing Power Parity US dollars). That 1.8% for exports to overall GDP per PPP in 2025 compares to 2% for 2024. Those percentages suggest a relatively decreasing reliance on products sold on international markets for Pakistan’s total economic performance, albeit based on a relatively short timeframe.
Another key indicator of a country’s economic performance is its unemployment rate. Pakistan’s unemployment rate averaged 8% for 2025 down from an average 8.25% in 2024, according to the International Monetary Fund metrics.
See also Pakistan’s Top Trading Partners, Pakistan’s Top 10 Imports and Top Asian Export Countries
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